Mystic River is pale, cool-toned shade of blue cyan. It is better contrasting with black. This color combines beautifully with orange, mid green or red magenta
| Inverse Color | #48351f |
| Complementary Color | #e0cdb6 |
| Color Shade: | blue cyan (212.2° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 79.8% (better contrasting with black) |
If you're looking for a similar blue cyan shade, there are some better alternatives to Mystic River Color. The Icelandic color for instance is a lighter and a bit more faded option, however this color has a cool cyan bias. Consider a darker and more saturated alternative called Periwinkle Sky (#8cb7d7) for more energetic effect. Try Lazy Day as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#e0cdb6 is the best complementary color to Mystic River. Orange shades generally complement the blue cyan hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #b7cae0 complementary color is Bone, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of mid cyan, blue cyan, and mid blue colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Periwinkle Gray are #b6dee0 and #b8b6e0. Thus found on the left and right of #b7cae0 on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Ziggurat and Pigeon Post colors as they work well with Mystic River.
The split-complementary Mystic River palette consists of #dee0b6 and #e0b8b6 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#e0cdb6). Try Beryl Green and Cavern Pink colors in combination with #b7cae0, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #b7cae0 offers a combination of yellow green and red magenta shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Mystic River. Thus Beryl Green and Melanie giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Mystic River contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Bone, Melanie, and Moss Green split by 90° on the color wheel. #b7cae0 square combo is a palette of blue cyan, mid magenta, orange and mid green shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Mystic River tetradic combo consists of orange complementary color (#e0cdb6) and two others. The Melanie is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Fringy Flower – 120° from the complementary Bone. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #e0b6c9 and #b6e0cd.
In a RGB color space, hex #b7cae0 is made of 30% red, 33% green and 37% blue. In a HSL mode Mystic River has a hue angle of 212.2°, a saturation of 39.81% and a lightness of 79.8%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #b7cae0 is made of 16.08% cyan, 8.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 12.16% black ink.
| HEX | #b7cae0 |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(183,202,224) |
| RGB Percentage | 30%, 33%, 37% |
| CMYK | 16.08, 8.62, 0, 12.16 |
| HSL | hsl(212.2,39.81%,79.8%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(212.2,18.3%,87.84%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(80.5662,-1.8535,-13.0739) |
| XYZ | xyz(54.1035,57.6902,78.8048) |